The October 1996 issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics is now on sale at $50 a copy.
Apart from the feature on demographic trends, the publication also carried two special articles giving in-depth analysis respectively on river trade cargo statistics and the various improvements in living environment for public rental housing residents.
Purchase of this publication can be made at the Government Publications Centre, ground floor, Low Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong. The publication is also available for sales at the Publications Unit of the Census and Statistics Department, 19th floor, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Regular subscription can also be arranged with the Publications (Sales) Office of the Information Services Department on 2598 8196.
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Value of manufacturers' orders-on-hand in August
The value of manufacturers' orders-on-hand for local production in August 1996 decreased by 9% over a year earlier, according to the provisional results of a monthly survey released today (Tuesday) by the Census and Statistics Department.
This was in line with the generally weak domestic export performance.
Comparing August 1996 with August 1995, the value of orders in the fabricated metal products industry increased by 6%.
On the other hand, decreases in the value of orders were recorded in the electronic products industry (-16%), the printing and publishing industry (-14%), the plastic products industry (-12%), the electrical products industry (-4%), the wearing apparel industry (-4%) and the textiles industry (-3%).
Compared with July 1996, and bearing in mind that this comparison may be affected by seasonal factors, the value of manufacturers' orders-on-hand in August 1996 decreased by 4%.
The monthly survey of orders-on-hand covers a sample of some 300 manufacturing firms engaging 50 or more workers.
Manufacturers' orders-on-hand refer to orders and parts of orders received earlier by manufacturers for local production which remain unfilled as at the end of the reference month.